Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton
Malt Shovel Tavern
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Opening Hours
Mon-Thurs: 11.30-3, 5-11
Fri & Sat: 11.30-11
Sun: 12-10.30
Home cooked food Mon-Sat lunchtimes
General Description
This year's (2011) Runner-up Northants CAMRA Pub of the Year
The Malt Shovel has be described "a discerning connoisseur's drinking paradise..." and is an award-winning freehouse filled with lots of interesting breweriana much of it from the Phipp's and N.B.C. breweries, noted not only for its beverages but for its absence of such acoutriments as fruit machines, pool tables and widescreen televisions and regular music nights (blues, every Wednesday) too
There has been a pub on this site since 1640, the present pub being rebuilt by the Northampton Brewing Co. in 1914 — the original being demolished in order to widen the street
Darts can be played and the pub has Ladies' and Mens' teams
Food served Monday to Saturday lunchtimes (12-2)
Brewery tap for Great Oakley
- Northants CAMRA Pub of the Year 2000 and 2003 and 2009
Beers and Beverages
Five regular and up to eight guest Real Ales. Four Belgian beers on draught plus a fine selection of Belgian bottled beers and soft drinks. English country wines and a top shelf bending under the weight of forty malt whiskies
- Fuller's London Pride 4.1%
- 5 regular LocAle Real Ales:
- Frog Island Natterjack 4.8%
- Great Oakley Wot's Occurring 3.9%
- Great Oakley Harpers 4.3%
- Great Oakley Gobble 4.5%
- Up to 8 guest ales including LocAle
- Belgian beers — 4 on draught plus bottled
- Thatcher's Farmhouse Cider 6.6%
Events
- Live blues music (every Wednesday)
- Quiz night (first Thursday of the month)
- Malt Shovel Curry Club (third Tuesday of each month)
- Two Beer Festivals per year
Other Features
- Quiet room
- Outdoor drinking area
- Lunch meals
- Disabled access
- Darts
- Real Cider (see above)
- Parking (see below)
- Smoking area
Getting There
Address: 121 Bridge Street, Northampton NN1 1QF
Telephone: 01604 23 42 12
Email: via pub web site (link below)
- 12 Northampton Town Centre – Camp Hill [timetable]
- 14 Northampton Town Centre – East Hunsbury [timetable]
- 15 Northampton Town Centre – Wootton – Grange Park [timetable]
- 28 Northampton Town Centre – Shelfleys [timetable]
Many other services stop at Greyfriars bus station — approx. ¾ mile walk or take one of the bus services listed above
Transport Links
External Links
| Pub Name | Malt Shovel Tavern + |
| Town | Northampton + |
| Web Link | http://www.maltshoveltavern.com/ + |
